- gentleman-farmer
- [͵dʒentlmən|ʹfɑ:mə] n (pl gentlemen- [͵dʒentlmən{ʹfɑ:mə}-])
дворянин, занимающийся сельским хозяйством, фермер-джентльмен
Новый большой англо-русский словарь. 2001.
gentleman-farmer
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gentleman-farmer — [ ʒɑ̃tləmanfarmɶr; dʒɛntləmanfarmɶr ] n. m. • 1801; mot angl. « gentilhomme fermier » ♦ Anglic. Propriétaire foncier qui vit sur ses terres et s occupe de leur exploitation. Des gentlemans farmers ou des gentlemen farmers. ● gentleman farmer,… … Encyclopédie Universelle
gentleman farmer — ⇒GENTLEMAN( )FARMER, (GENTLEMAN FARMER, GENTLEMAN FARMER)subst. masc. Riche propriétaire foncier qui vit sur ses terres et se charge de leur exploitation. Est on ce qu on appelle un gentleman farmer (un gentilhomme cultivateur)? On vend son blé ( … Encyclopédie Universelle
gentleman farmer — n especially BrE a man belonging to a high social class who owns and runs a farm, but who usually hires people to do the work … Dictionary of contemporary English
gentleman farmer — noun count BRITISH a rich man who has a farm on his land but does not need it for his main income … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
gentleman-farmer — [jent′ l mənfär′mər] n. pl. gentlemen farmers a wealthy man who farms as an avocation … English World dictionary
gentleman farmer — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms gentleman farmer : singular gentleman farmer plural gentlemen farmers British old fashioned a rich man who has a farm on his land but who does not need it for his main income … English dictionary
gentleman farmer — noun (plural gentlemen farmers) a country gentleman who owns a farm as part of his estate … English new terms dictionary
gentleman farmer — /ˌdʒɛntlmən ˈfamə/ (say .jentlmuhn fahmuh) noun British a country gentleman with a small estate, considered to be socially superior to other farmers …
gentleman farmer — noun (plural gentlemen farmers) Date: 1749 a man who farms mainly for pleasure rather than for profit … New Collegiate Dictionary
gentleman-farmer — /jen tl meuhn fahr meuhr/, n., pl. gentlemen farmers. 1. a man whose wealth or income from other sources permits him to farm for pleasure rather than for basic income. 2. a man whose income from his farm has freed him from the necessity of… … Universalium
gentleman farmer — noun A man who farms his own land, but small scale, not for a living … Wiktionary
